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Increasing intra-Arab trade vital for region GCC Focus

Oman's tax revamp a positive step

Threat of high inflation has not yet passed

Saudi move backed by might

Riyadh counts on higher spending for growth

It is probably fair to suggest that Iran's economy suffers from the case of underemployment

Renewed sentiments partly reflect determination by the G20 countries to spur growth in global economies

Saudi Arabia made the best stride by advancing 17 notches in a single year

The annual Haj is a net contributor to the Saudi economy

Getting pragmatic about jobs

And earlier this year the GCC signed an accord with the European Free Trade Association

Jasim Ali writes: Oman's spending on post socio-political and socio-economic protests engulfing the country in the first half of 2011 is both affordable and useful